Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or other Internet connected device in order to identify your browser, provide analytics, remember information about you such as your language preference or login information. They’re completely safe and can’t be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your device. You can learn more about cookies by clicking here (external link).
What types of cookies does Cat DB use?
Cookies can either be session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires automatically when you close your browser. A persistent cookie will remain until it expires or you delete your cookies. Expiration dates are set in the cookies themselves; some may expire after a few minutes while others may expire after multiple years. Cookies placed by the website you’re visiting are called “first party cookies”.
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website. Our website is scanned with our cookie scanning tool regularly to maintain a list as accurate as possible. We classify cookies in the following categories:
Strictly necessary
Strictly necessary cookies are necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are essential in order to enable you to navigate around the website and use its features. If you remove or disable these cookies, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to use our websites. | ||
Cookie name | Purpose | Validity |
__cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to | 1 day |
CONSENT | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is | 2 years |
cookies.js | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box will not be presented again upon re-entry. | Session |
elementor | Used in context with the website’s WordPress theme. The cookie allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s con tent in real-time. | Persistent |
wc_cart_hash_# | Used to track the content of the user’s shopping cart. | Persistent |
wc_fragments_# | Used to dynamically update the content of the user’s shopping cart. | Session |
Functional/Preference
Function/Preference cookies allow us to remember the choices made by you (such as your username, language or region) as well as other functionalities (such as controlling the cookie banner, redirection to a new page) in order to provide a more personalized online experience. These preferences are remembered (through the use of persistent cookies), so that you need not set them again the next time you visit the page. | ||
Cookie name | Purpose | Validity |
player | Saves the user’s preferences when playing embedded videos from Vimeo. | 1 year |
sync_active | Contains data on visitor’s video-content preferences – This allows the website to remember parameters | Persistent |
Analytics
Analytics cookies help us improve the way our websites work (e.g. by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily). These track information about visits to the websites so that we can make improvement and report our performance. For example: analyze visitor and user behavior so as to provide more relevant content or suggest certain activities. These cookies also collect information about how visitors use the websites, which site the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long the user stays on the websites. We might also use analytics cookies to test new pages or features to see how users react to them. | ||
Cookie name | Purpose | Validity |
mailchimp_landing_site | Used to register how the user entered the website. This function is provided by Mailchimp. | 28 days |
_gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their | 3 months |
_fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party | 3 months |
tk_ro | Registers data on visitors’ website-behavior. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session |
tk_or | Collects data on visitors’ preferences and behavior on the website – This information is used make content and advertisement more relevant to the specific visitor. | 5 years |
tk_r3d | Collects data on visitors’ preferences and behavior on the website – This information is used make | 3 days |
tk_lr | Registers data on visitors’ website-behavior. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session |
_gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day |
_ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
_ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years |
_gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 day |
aka_debug | Used by Vimeo to track u sage of their embedded video player. | Session |
g.gif | Registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website | Session |
vuid | Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | 2 years |
ads/ga-audiences | Used to detect whether the user intends to leave the page via cursor movements. This allows the website to trigger certain pop-ups to keep the user on the website or con vert them to customer | Session |
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
nextId | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
tk_tc | Collects data on visitors’ preferences and behavior on the website – This information is used make content and advertisement more relevant to the specific visitor. | Session |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
yt.innertube::nextId | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent |
YtIdbMeta#databases | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent |
yt-remote-cast-available | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent |
yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Persistent |
yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
How can you manage cookies?
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their ‘settings’ preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information. Browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products.
Disclaimer
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please, therefore, re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. For more information relating to cookies, you may contact help@catdb.app.
Last Updated: June 6th, 2023